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Grace for All

Jim Stovall, Greta Smith, First United Methodist Church, Maryville, TN

"Grace for All" is a daily devotional podcast from the laity of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. Each episode presents a verse of scripture and a brief reflection on that verse written and recorded by members of our church. These short episodes are meant to inspire you and help you in your journey of understanding and faith. We believe the central message of Jesus is one of grace. Grace for all human beings. Grace for All is a podcast ministry of First United Methodist

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04:37

Why Depressed?

Grace for All ·

2024/12/03

Advent (our theme for December)Psalm 42:2-5 My whole being thirsts for God, for the living God. When will I come and see God’s face? My tears have been my food both day and night, as people constantly questioned me, “Where’s your God now?”But I remember these things as I bare my soul: how I made my way to the mighty one’s abode, to God’s own house, with joyous shouts and thanksgiving songs—a huge crowd celebrating the festival! Why, I ask myself, are you so depressed? Why are you so upset inside

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03:26

Celebrating with Song

Grace for All ·

2024/12/02

AdventLuke 2: 13-14And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. When I think of the songs of Christmas, it's not just one particular song that stands out. My mind and heart go to one particular song at one particular place at one particular time. In years past, the cantata service in our church has begun with Angels We Have Heard On High. When that happens, I always try to get

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06:08

Where are we going?

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2024/12/01

Advent (our theme for December) Matthew 2: 1-2 (NIV) “After Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.’” A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. But how many of us would begin the long journey, without knowing where we were going, with no map, with no address, with no phone number for the person on

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04:36

Scripture Saturday (November 30, 2024)

Grace for All ·

2024/11/30

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November)Thank you for joining us for today's Grace for All podcast. On Saturdays, we pause for a few moments to look back on our week and to review the scriptures that we have used in our podcast. We encourage you, after listening to this episode, to go back and listen to the episodes you missed, or to review the ones that were particularly meaningful for you. We trust that the thoughts that we have shared with you this week have provided a full portion of the

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05:40

Jesus and the Centurion

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2024/11/29

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Luke 7: 1 -10 After Jesus had finished all his sayings in the hearing of people, he entered Capernaum. A centurion there had a servant whom he valued highly and was close to death. When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. When they came to Jesus, they appealed to him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy of having you do this for him, for he loves our people, and it is he who built our synagogue

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04:43

Thanksgiving

Grace for All ·

2024/11/28

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Psalm 100:4-5 Enter his gates with thanksgiving; Go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. Don’t misunderstand me, I love Christmas. And the 4th of July. And, of course, Easter! My goodness, yes Easter! But for national holidays, it’s Thanksgiving. And the reason, probably, is tradition. There are so many traditions associated with Thanksgiving. My family always gathered at my

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04:28

Good and Perfect Gifts

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2024/11/27

Thankful Heart (our theme for November) James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. I often think about nature when I think of God’s good and perfect gifts. Perhaps that’s why I studied biology in college. My college advisor was a botanist who encouraged me to take field botany. It was quite an eye-opening experience. Even the smallest plants and flowers reveal great complexity when looking

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04:07

Celebrating the Now

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2024/11/26

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Luke 2: 36 -38 There was also a prophet, Anna…She was of a great age… She never left the temple but worshiped there with fasting and prayer night and day. At that moment she came and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. Anna is a symbol of celebrating the moment. She had spent most of her life at the temple, more than 70 years. She sees the young family, Mary and Joseph and the

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04:29

Wastelands like a Garden

Grace for All ·

2024/11/25

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November)Isaiah 51:3 (NIV)The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins;he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord.Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.As I write this, the devastation from hurricanes Helene and Milton is still being assessed, but the destruction is already overwhelming. Many have been lost. Many have been displaced. For those of

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03:43

Unfailing Love

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2024/11/24

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Psalm 107:8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. This is a powerful verse that is a call for gratitude and praise for the everlasting and unchanging love bestowed upon us by the Lord. It’s a reminder to all of us to acknowledge and appreciate all the many blessings that He has given us because he loves us. There have been many times in my life when I felt unlovable. One of the earliest

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Scripture Saturday (November 23, 2024)

Grace for All ·

2024/11/23

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Thank you for joining us for today's Grace for All podcast. On Saturdays, we pause for a few moments to look back on our week and to review the scriptures that we have used in our podcast. We encourage you, after listening to this episode, to go back and listen to the episodes you missed, or to review the ones that were particularly meaningful for you. We trust that the thoughts that we have shared with you this week have provided a full portion

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04:40

The Hands of Christ

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2024/11/22

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Mark 14:22-23 And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body. And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. I am an engineer by training and experience. I like to think I have an appreciation for things that are well engineered and designed. I think the human body fits into that category, and there is one part of our bodies that

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05:07

Foolish Talk

Grace for All ·

2024/11/21

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Ephesians 5:4 (NIV) Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. As a young boy growing up, I was influenced by those with whom I was around. This included mostly family, church and school. I never heard any bad talk or cursing in my family or certainly in church. As I grew into my teen years, I like others looked up to older boys as to how to act, talk bigger than we were. However, I

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05:01

All in the Name of Jesus

Grace for All ·

2024/11/20

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Colossians 3:17 (NIV) And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. In the area where we live, it is commonplace for clubs, organizations, and schools to require their members to conduct some number of hours in community service. I have often wondered if the individuals are just completing their assignments or if the organization is aggregating the sum of all the

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04:07

How Great Thou Art

Grace for All ·

2024/11/19

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Psalm 69:30 I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.I cannot remember a time when music was not part of my life. Growing up in a small, country Methodist Church, I learned hymns from the old Cokesbury hymnal at a very young age. I started taking piano lessons at age 10 and by age 12 I was playing those hymns for Wednesday night services. And now, as an adult, the words of those hymns come to mind frequently in different

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07:38

Generosity and the LOVE of God

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2024/11/18

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November)Our scripture for today is Hebrews 13:5 – NIV “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’”I don’t know anyone who loves money for the sake of its pretty green or gold color. Nor do I think I know anyone who has a counting house like that old King Midas, who would sit on the piles of gold, stroking it and feeling the coins run through his fingers

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03:31

The Secret to Contentment

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2024/11/17

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November)Philippians 4:11-13 (NRSVUE) 11 Not that I am referring to being in need, for I have learned to be content with whatever I have. 12 I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being well-fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me. When I was a child in Sunday School, I received a mechanical

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Scripture Saturday (November 16, 2024)

Grace for All ·

2024/11/16

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November)Thank you for joining us for today's Grace for All podcast. On Saturdays, we pause for a few moments to look back on our week and to review the scriptures that we have used in our podcast. We encourage you, after listening to this episode, to go back and listen to the episodes you missed, or to review the ones that were particularly meaningful for you. We trust that the thoughts that we have shared with you this week have provided a full portion of the

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07:01

Sharing What We Have

Grace for All ·

2024/11/15

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Our scripture focus today is Matthew 14:19, part of a very familiar story for many.Then Jesus told the people to sit down on the grass. And he took 5 loaves and 2 fish, looked up toward heaven, and asked God’s blessing on the food. Breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave some of the bread and fish to each disciple, and the disciples gave them to the people. Each time I hear this story, I am reminded of a very special moment when this story came to

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03:38

Responsibility

Grace for All ·

2024/11/14

With a Thankful Heart (our theme for November) Ezekiel 3:17-19 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from

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